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Plant Engineer / Engineering Manager / Maintenance Manager at MSVL Group
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 9 days ago (27 Aug 2026) Updated 7 days ago
Job Description
The Plant Engineer / Engineering Manager leads engineering and maintenance activities for a high‑speed beverage production line, ensuring equipment reliability and minimal downtime. Responsibilities include overseeing preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, managing plant utilities, and driving continuous‑improvement initiatives such as Lean, TPM and 5S. The manager also coordinates projects, CAPEX planning and spare‑parts management across the facility.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- • 7–10 years of engineering experience in FMCG manufacturing, with at least 5 years in beverage production
- • Proven experience managing high‑speed beverage production lines and plant utilities
- • Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, SAP maintenance modules, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and equipment reliability
- • Experience leading engineering teams and implementing continuous‑improvement programs
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to ensure equipment reliability and minimize production downtime
- • Manage equipment performance, root‑cause analysis, reliability improvement, and critical plant utilities including boilers, compressors, refrigeration, water treatment, and power systems
- • Oversee engineering projects, equipment installations, plant modifications, and CAPEX requirements
- • Supervise spare‑parts inventory and procurement to support maintenance activities
- • Implement Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, OEE, and continuous‑improvement initiatives
- • Coordinate with cross‑functional teams to optimize plant utilities and production processes
- • Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards
- • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and maintenance teams